Actinidia chinensis
Chinese Soft Hair Kiwi, Gold Kiwifruit
Also known as: Actinidia chinensis f. jinggangshanensis C.F.Liang +7 more
- Actinidia chinensis f. jinggangshanensis C.F.Liang
- Actinidia chinensis f. rufopulpa C.F.Liang & R.H.Huang
- Actinidia chinensis var. jinggangshanensis (C.F.Liang) C.F.Liang & A.R.Ferguson
- Actinidia chinensis var. lageniformis S.Y.Wang & C.F.Chen
- Actinidia chinensis var. latifolia A.Chev.
- Actinidia chinensis var. nephrocarpa S.Y.Wang & C.F.Chen
- Actinidia chinensis var. rufopulpa (C.F.Lianf & R.H.Huang) C.F.Liang & A.R.Ferguson
- Actinidia multipetaloides H.Z.Jiang
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Actinidiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a liana.
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Actinidia chinensis (commonly known as Chinese soft-hair kiwi or Gold Kiwifruit) is a climbing plant within the Actinidiaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Climber / Vine
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Taiwan
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Arkansas, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Missouri, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Sweden, Tennessee, Virginia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms